HanJa List

Precedes a typically 1 or 2 syllable given name of record (보명, BoMyung) of a son

女

녀or 여

Nyeo or Yeo

Daughter

Precedes a typically 1 or 2 syllable given name of record (보명, BoMyung) of a daughter. For a married daughter, it could also precede the full name of her husband (surname and given name of husband or clan, surname, and given name of husband) in addition to or instead of her name. Check table 4.2 for family names.

Note that sometimes instead of the daughter’s name her husband’s full name is listed after this HanJa. If a full name (surname and given name) is listed rather than just a given name it is most likely the daughter’s husband’s name. The daughter’s husband (사위) may have an even more fully specified name by listing the clan before his surname, too.

字

자

Ja

Name used at home

Precedes a typically 1 or 2 syllable given name (not a surname) by which the individual was called by at home (comparable to a nickname). This name was given at age 20 as part of a coming of age ceremony관례(冠禮).

號

호

Ho

Common name

Precedes a typically 1 or 2 syllable given name (not a surname) by which the individual was commonly called by.

一名

일명

IlMyung

Another name / also known as

Precedes a typically 1 or 2 syllable additional given name (not a surname).

初名

초명

ChoMyung

First name

諱

휘

Hwui

Name used after death

Precedes a typically 1 or 2 syllable given name (not a surname) by which the individual was given after he has passed away.

諡號

시호

ShiHo

Wife’s name after death.

Precedes a typically 1 or 2 syllable given name (not a surname) that the wife was given after she has passed away.

諡

시

Shi

Wife’s name after death

Precedes a typically 1 or 2 syllable given name (not a surname) that the wife was given after she has passed away.

氏

씨

Sshi

Clan, Family, Mister

Used after a family name (성) or a clan/branch (본) and family name (성). Examples:

金氏=김씨=Kim (김) family (씨)

慶州金氏=경주김씨=Kim (김) family (씨) branch that can trace its founding back to KyeongJu (경주) city.

人

인

In

Person

人 (인, In) is translated literally as “person” and can be translated as “a person from” or “a person who belongs to”. In genealogical records it is often a suffix used after a clan name. Normally the clan name is the name of the town where the family originated anciently. Note that the clan name and family name are needed to locate the JokBo record for a family, so this is a particularly useful piece of information to help genealogists link people across families in multiple JokBo records.

婿

서

Seo

Daughter’s Husband

(Son-in-law)

Precedes the full name of the son-in-law who married a daughter. In this case the daugher’s name is not recorded but the son-in-law’s full name is recorded.

配

배

Bae

First (정실) Wife

This normally precedes the wife’s name and sometimes the wife and her father’s name or just her father’s name. Note that the wife keeps her maiden name, so her family name is recorded, which provides the precious information needed to find her family’s JokBo to trace her genealogy, too. Further note that in her father’s JokBo record, it could list her name as his daughter or it could list her husband’s full name, or both. Having her father’s full name and branch/clan is extremely useful in locating her genealogy.

Example:

配宻陽朴明花父錫恒

배밀양박명화부석항

First wife (配, 배, Bae) from the MilYang branch/clan of the Pak family (宻陽朴, 밀양박, MilYang Pak) with the family name Pak (朴, 박, Pak) and the Given name MyeongHwa (明花, 명화, MyeongHwa) who is the daughter of Pak SeokHang (錫恒,석항, SeokHang).

后配

후배

HuBae

Other Wife (Not First Wife)

See “Bae” above for details about how a wife’s name is recorded.

室

실

Shil

First (정실) Wife

See “Bae” above for details about how a wife’s name is recorded.

再室

재실

JaeShil

Other Wife (Not First Wife)

See “Bae” above for details about how a wife’s name is recorded.

??? 配

??? 배

??? Bae

2nd Wife

See “Bae” above for details about how a wife’s name is recorded.

三配

삼배

SamBae

3rd Wife

See “Bae” above for details about how a wife’s name is recorded.

壻

서

Seo

Daughter’s Husband (Son-in-Law)

嫡

적

Jeok

Child of First Wife

庶

서

Seo

Child of Other Wife (Not First Wife)

出系

출계

ChulGyae

Child Sent to Son-less Sibling or Close Family for Adoption

出后

출후

ChulHu

Child Sent to Son-less Sibling or Close Family for Adoption

爲后

위후

WuiHu

Adopted Child Received from Sibling or Close Family

This is normally placed after the name of the child.

系子

계자

GyaeJa

Adopted Child Received from Sibling or Close Family

This is normally placed after the name of the child.

无后

무후

MuHu

No Children

養子 or子養

양자

or자양

YangJa or JaYang

Adopted Child Received from Sibling or Close Family

奉祀

봉사

BongSa

Service Memorial

If someone dies without having children, close relatives will hold ancestral rites / annual memorial services for them as a service since they don’t have children to perform this service for them. It may list the given name of the relative who performs this service after this designation.

父

부

Bu

Father

祖

조

Jo

Grandfather

曾祖

증조

JeungJo

Great Grandfather

高祖

고조

GoJo

Great, Great Grandfather

外祖

외조

WaeJo

Mother’s Father (Maternal Grandfather)

生父

생부

SaengBu

Birth Father / Real Father

系男

계남

GyaeNam

Adopted Son

HanJa for Life Events (Birth, Death)

HanJa

HanGul

Pronunciation

Definition & Usage

生

생

Saeng

Birth

Typically follows and sometimes precedes the date of birth.

出生

출생

ChulSaeng

Birth

卒

졸

Jol

Death

Most used character to designate the death date. It is typically preceded by and sometimes followed by the date of death.

亡

망

Mang

Death

Designates the death date. It is typically preceded by and sometimes followed by the date of death.

享年

향년

HyangNyeon

Death before age 70

Designates the death date for someone who died before the age of 70. It is typically preceded by and sometimes followed by the date of death. Note that this can be particularly useful in converting to solar years from the recorded lunar years, as lunar years are repeated in a 60 year cycle.

壽

수

Su

Death after age 70

Designates the death date for someone who died after the age of 70. It is typically preceded by and sometimes followed by the date of death. Note that this can be particularly useful in converting to solar years from the recorded lunar years, as lunar years are repeated in a 60 year cycle.

夭

요

Yo

Death in Youth

Designates death before age 20. This is typically placed after the name in the JokBo.

早夭

조요

JoYo

Death in Youth

Designates death before age 20. This is typically placed after the name in the JokBo.

墓

묘

Myo

Grave

Normally precedes the location of a grave site. It could include gravesite row and column designations that aren’t always numeric in addition to a cemetary, mountain, village, or mountainside park name.

墓柎

묘부

MyoBu

左

좌

Jwa

Location or Vicinity

Normally follows the location of a grave site.

忌

기

Gi

Memorial Day

Designates the date of ancestoral rites or memorial services

火葬

화장

HwaJang

Cremation / Funeral with Incineration

Normally follows the memorial date.

HanJa for Dates

HanJa

HanGul

Pronunciation

Definition & Usage

日

일

Il

Day

月

월

Wol

Month

年

년

Nyeon

Year

甲

갑

Gap

1st of 10 간”Heavenly Cycle” characters: Wood (+). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle.

乙

을

Eul

2nd of 10 간”Heavenly Cycle” characters: Wood (-). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle.

丙

병

Byeong

3rd of 10 간”Heavenly Cycle” characters: Fire (+). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle.

丁

정

Jeong

4th of 10 간”Heavenly Cycle” characters: Fire (-). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle.

戊

무

Mu

5th of 10 간”Heavenly Cycle” characters: Earth (+). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle.

己

기

Gi

6th of 10 간”Heavenly Cycle” characters: Earth (-). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle (六十甲子, 육십갑자) (干支, 간지).

庚

경

Gyeong

7th of 10 간”Heavenly Cycle” characters: Metal (+). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle (六十甲子, 육십갑자) (干支, 간지)..

辛

신

Shin

8th of 10 간”Heavenly Cycle” characters: Metal (-). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle (六十甲子, 육십갑자) (干支, 간지)..

壬

임

Im

9th of 10 간”Heavenly Cycle” characters: Water (+). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle (六十甲子, 육십갑자) (干支, 간지)..

癸

계

Gyae

10th of 10 간”Heavenly Cycle” characters: Water (-). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle (六十甲子, 육십갑자) (干支, 간지)..

子

자

Ja

1st of 12 지“Earthly Cycle” characters: Rat (鼠). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle (六十甲子, 육십갑자) (干支, 간지)..

丑

축

Chuk

2nd of 12 지“Earthly Cycle” characters: Ox (牛). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle (六十甲子, 육십갑자) (干支, 간지)..

寅

인

In

3rd of 12 지“Earthly Cycle” characters: Tiger (虎). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle (六十甲子, 육십갑자) (干支, 간지)..

卯

묘

Myo

4th of 12 지“Earthly Cycle” characters: Rabbit (兔). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle (六十甲子, 육십갑자) (干支, 간지)..

辰

진

Jin

5th of 12 지“Earthly Cycle” characters: Dragon (龍). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle (六十甲子, 육십갑자) (干支, 간지)..

巳

사

Sa

6th of 12 지“Earthly Cycle” characters: Snake (蛇). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle (六十甲子, 육십갑자) (干支, 간지)..

午

오

Oh

7th of 12 지“Earthly Cycle” characters: Horse (馬). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle (六十甲子, 육십갑자) (干支, 간지)..

未

미

Mi

8th of 12 지“Earthly Cycle” characters: Goat (羊). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle (六十甲子, 육십갑자) (干支, 간지)..

申

신

Shin

9th of 12 지“Earthly Cycle” characters: Monkey (猴). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle (六十甲子, 육십갑자) (干支, 간지)..

酉

유

Yu

10th of 12 지“Earthly Cycle” characters: Rooster (雞). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle (六十甲子, 육십갑자) (干支, 간지)..

戌

술

Sul

11th of 12 지“Earthly Cycle” characters: Dog (狗). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle (六十甲子, 육십갑자) (干支, 간지)..

亥

해

Hae

12th of 12 지“Earthly Cycle” characters: Pig (豬). A Heavenly and Earthly Cycle Character are placed together to identify a year in a 60-year cycle (六十甲子, 육십갑자) (干支, 간지)..

HanJa for Numbers

HanJa

HanGul

Pronunciation

Number

零 or 〇

영 or공

Yeong or Gong

0

一 or 壹 or 壱

일

Eel

1

二 or 貳 or 弍

이

Ee

2

三 or 叁 or 參 or 参

삼

Sam

3

四 or 肆

사

Sa

4

五 or 伍

오

Oh

5

六 or 陸

육

Yuk

6

七 or 柒

칠

Chil

7

八 or 捌

팔

Pal

8

九 or 玖

구

Gu

9

十 or 拾

십

Ship

10

廿 or 卄 or 念

입

Ip

20

卅

삽

Sap

30

卌

십

Ship

40

圩

50

圓

60

進

70

枯

80

樺

90

百 or 佰

백

Baek

100

千 or 阡

천

Cheon

1,000

萬

만

Man

10,000

HanJa for Genealogical Records

HanJa

HanGul

Pronunciation

Definition & Usage

祭祀

제사

JaeSa

Memorial Ceremony

Memorial service or ceremony held annually after a 3 year mourning period.

祖上

조상

JoSang

Ancestor

보명

족보이름

BoMyung

JokBo IReum

Name of Record

Given name of record. This is normally a one or two syllable given name recorded in large font size at the beginning of an individual’s record in a JokBo.

生員

생원

SaengWueon

Title for a person who passed a civil examination or a respectful title for elderly